tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, driven and one pace before last, soon ridden, rallied and every chance final 75 yards, led final strides
tracked leaders, hit 2nd, mistake 4 out, soon outpaced, some headway next, well held before last
tracked leader, lost place 4 out, rallied between last 2, one pace last, ridden and no impression with front pair flat
led, ridden after last, kept on when hard pressed final 75 yards, headed final strides
Nonrunner
Tickenwolf makes his chasing debut but won twice over hurdles and was second over 3m here in June. However, he doesn't look that well treated in comparison to Presenting Streak who has already won twice over the larger obstacles and probably came up against a well-handicapped rival when attempting a hat-trick at Southwell last month. Nefyn Bay stopped quickly at Perth last time but was beaten under a length by Presenting Streak at Stratford earlier and is now 10lb better off. BERTALUS could be a bit of value as he should make a chaser as he's already won twice between the flags and scored over hurdles at Ayr in February. Lowanbehold won twice at Kelso in April but has lost his way since.
Tickenwolf (IRE) 2-1fav (11-7) Mid-division, headway after 5th, challenged 2 out, led last, driven flat, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Ueueteotl (11-6) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Bertalus (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon reminders and lost place, 7th of 10, 37l behind Arctic Court (11-2) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Lowanbehold (IRE) 9-2 (10-8) Chased leading pair until slow 7th, outpaced 9th, weakened before 4 out, last of 4, dist behind Mountain King (11-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Nefyn Bay 9-4 (11-8) Led until 4th, remained prominent, ridden to challenge 3 out, blundered next, soon weakened, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 5, 17 1/4l behind Bright Prospect (11-3) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Presenting Streak (IRE) 2-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 7th, ridden and every chance 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, kept on before last, no impression, 2nd of 4, 8l behind Benzel (11-10) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Ballinvegga (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Reluctant to race and slowly away, recovered to lead 1st, headed after 5th, not fluent 6th, led again next, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 9th of 11, 21 1/4l behind Green Zone (11-3) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
